I knew the sound well. Many a night,late at night, when all the world slept, it has welled up from deep within my own chest.

VOA: special.2009.05.16

The moon god has to come up at night and hang around for a while And go back down.

月神每晚都得出来，并且在天空悬一会儿,然后才能回去。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

In the second poem here, "I Looked Up From My Writing," the poet, the first person, is being interrupted at his desk at night.

在第二首诗中“从我的写作中来看“,诗人也是第一人称，夜晚在书桌前被打扰。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

Whatever you think those are. Here, you might imagine different people disagreeing about-- oh, but throw in something--but if what you want to do is write the great American novel, then you've got the experience of staying up late at night not knowing how to make the plot work out, crushing pieces of paper and throwing them away.

你能想到的都在里面，可能有人不同意-,插入某某东西，比如你想,创作最伟大的美国小说，于是你获得熬夜的体验,纠结于如何构建情节，撕碎稿纸，扔在一边。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选